| Assay (bromatometric, calculated on dried substance) | ≥ 99.0 % |
| Identity (IR-spectrum) | passes test |
| Appearance | white to almost white, fine-crystalline powder |
| Appearance of solution (0.2 mol/l, hydrochloric acid 1 mol/l) | clear and colorless |
| Spec. rotation
(α 20/D, 50 g/l, hydrochloric acid 1 mol/l, calc. on dried substance) | -220.0 to - 225.0 |
| Chloride (Cl) | ≤ 0.02 % |
| Sulfate (SO₄) | ≤ 0.05 % |
| Heavy metals (as Pb) | ≤ 0.001 % |
| As (Arsenic) | ≤ 0.0005 % |
| Ca (Calcium) | ≤ 0.001 % |
| Co (Cobalt) | ≤ 0.0005 % |
| Fe (Iron) | ≤ 0.0005 % |
| K (Potassium) | ≤ 0.0005 % |
| Mg (Magnesium) | ≤ 0.0005 % |
| Na (Sodium) | ≤ 0.005 % |
| Zn (Zinc) | ≤ 0.0005 % |
| NH₄ (Ammonium) | ≤ 0.01 % |
| Foreign amino acids | ≤ 0.3 % |
| Other ninhydrine positive substances | ≤ 0.3 % |
| Loss on drying (105 °C; 3 h) | ≤ 0.3 % |
